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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Sep 7, 2025 at 5:56 am
Near max in Papeete
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Papeete, Tahiti
Begins: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:28 am
Maximum: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 5:57 am -0.487 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:00 am
Duration: 32 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Papeete. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (TAHT) for Papeete.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:28 am Sun, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 265°
6.6°
5:57 am Sun, Sep 7
Maximum in Papeete This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Papeete. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Papeete because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 263°
0.2°
6:00 am Sun, Sep 7SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 263°
-0.2°
6:27 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 261°
-7.0°
7:30 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-21.5°
8:11 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-30.6°
8:52 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-39.5°
9:56 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 235°
-52.4°
10:55 am Sun, Sep 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 217°
-62.3°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Papeete, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Papeete

Eclipse Visibility From PapeeteVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Papeete, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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